Religious Studies 9RS0/01 October 2020 | Edexcel A Level Past Papers With Mark Scheme

Edexcel A Level Religious Studies (9RS0) Oct 2020

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1. Section A themes — religious experiences (characteristics like noetic quality, passivity, ineffability, transience); critique of religious language′s meaningfulness (Logical Positivism, verification principle, language games)

2. Section B focus — philosophical problem of evil (Mackie′s “Evil and Omnipotence”); arguments including free will defense, illusion theory, privation theory; analytic evaluation of ‘adequate solutions’

3. Section C (30 marks) — extended essay: philosophical and theological exploration of one major topic, such as arguments for God′s existence (cosmological, teleological, ontological), critiques from Hume, Kant, Dawkins

4. Emphasis on use of scholarly sources — Mackie, Aquinas, Hick, Swinburne, Plantinga, Augustine; reference to Edexcel Anthology encouraged

5. Examination design — 3 sections (Section A = 20 marks, Section B = 30 marks, Section C = 30 marks); total = 80 marks; paper code 9RS0/01

6. Paper format — philosophy of religion, Advanced Level GCE, Pearson Edexcel; exam date: Tuesday 2 June 2020